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TTT Rīga take 2015 Molten Winter Cup

11.01.2015
TTT Rīga: 2015 Molten Winter Cup winners. Photo: Romualds Vambuts

Despite strong challenges from the Estonian Cup winners 1182 Tallinn and Lithuanian vice-champions Sūduva-Mantinga, the TTT Rīga players (2-0) won the 2015 Molten Winter Cup on January 10, 2015.

 

The hosts shot their way to the final by hitting 11 more three-pointers in a 84-62 victory over 1182 Tallinn (12-out-of-24 against 1-out-of-8).

 

Ieva Kūlīte and Ieva Krastiņa scored 21 and 19 points respectively to lead the Aigars Nerips side in a final 79-61 win over Sūduva-Mantinga.

 

Point guard Anda Eibele and 16 year old center Digna Strautmane also scored in double figures, while TTT Rīga players made 28-out-of-62 field goal attempts.

 

Finalists were locked in a tight battle, until the hosts went on a 9-0 run early in the fourth quarter to build a 66-55 lead. They never looked back.

 

Shooting guard Ieva Krastiņa was named the Most Valuable Player.

 

In third place game, 1182 Tallinn overrun RSU/Merks 88-80 to take third place for their best-ever result in Baltic events.

 

RSU/Merks – 1182 Tallinn 80:88 (18:14, 17:32, 25:22, 20:20) Full game
RSU/Merks: Eglīte 18 (8reb, 6ast), Langina 14, Aizsila 13, Tomsone 10 (5pf), Gulbe 9 (5reb), Gūtmane 6 (6reb), Puļļa 2, Vilde 2, Dimante; Vorma, Kalniņa.
1182 Tallin: Pokk 31 (2p 8/11, 3p 3/5, 1p 6/7; 10reb), Püü 20, Haas 10, Köster 8 (8reb, 5pf), Ptitsona 6, Piibur 2 (9ast), Maaring 1, Põldmaa.
Referees: Māris Visočanskis, Edgars Deksnis, Einārs Tukišs.

 

TTT Rīga – Sūduva-Mantinga 79:61 (16:19, 20:18, 21:18, 22:6) Full game
TTT Rīga: Kūlīte 21 (9reb), Krastiņa 19, Eibele 13 (5reb, 6ast), D. Strautmane 12 (3reb), Krēsliņa 5 (5ast), P. Strautmane 4, Veidere 3, Puriņa 2, Celmiņa, Štolce; Kovtun, Buša.
Sūduva-Mantinga: Šalkauske 15, Okockyte 14, Milieškiene 13, Baliutavičūte 13, Saurazaite 6, Dukāte, Briedyte, Rickevičiūte; Vaisnoraite, Vydraite.
Referees: Andris Petrovs, Aigars Buholcs, Ieva Meistere.